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Literally the stuff of nightmares. Why are we doing this? > As compilers freed programmers from low-level details, we're building the abstraction layer for RNA
by simianparrot 1y ago
Literally the stuff of nightmares. Why are we doing this?
> As compilers freed programmers from low-level details, we're building the abstraction layer for RNA.
That’s all fun and games when it’s literally fun and games. When it’s mRNA injected into living beings it’s the stuff of nightmares.
Will technologists ever _ever_ stop and think for a second?
- antichronology 1y agoThanks for engaging. Do you mind elaborating on your stance? From where we sit - there are people with diseases and mRNA is an effective way to revert them to a healthy state. I'd be interested to hear more where you're coming from
- gus_massa 1y agoI don't expect the new mRNA to be injected in humans directly. I guess it will be try in mice, then in other animals, then in a few humans, then in a bigger group, and then available to the general public. (Or something like that, I don't remember the details, IANAMD.) It's the usual process for all new medicines. We already had a lot of bad cases with other potential medicines, so all new candidates must pass a lot of tests.
- jryb 1y agomRNA is a natural molecule produced by every living organism. All it does it cause a protein to be made. Where's the nightmare?